Valve



W. S. HILKEY Dec. 5, 1933.

VALVE Filed Feb. lO, 1952 Patented Dec. 5, 1933 omino stares saresti erster.

y v1,938,425 vALvE n VWarner Stone Hilkey, St. Louis,l Mo.

c Application February 10, 193.2. Serial No.1591,934

4 claims. (01251-102) This inventionr relates to improvements in valves; and consists in the novel construction hereinafter disclosed.

An object ci the invention is` to Aprovide a valve in which the valve member is constructed and arranged to communicate two or more ports while maintaining other ports from the valve casing sealed, with particular provision for holding the valve member in sealed relation with the closed ports;

Another object of the invention is to provide a valve in which the valve member is osoillated or rotated to communicate ports from the valve casing and to seal other ports from the casing against pressure entering the valve casingeither against the seal or in a direction opposite the seal.

Another object of the invention is to provide a valve having a cylindrical Valve chamber and in which is mounted a semi-cylindrical' valve member, with provision for adjusting the valve member to bring the surfaces of the valve member into close contact with the adjacentv surfaces of the Valve casing.

Additional advantages oi the construction will be apparent from the following detailed de scription, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which- Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the valve assembly.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal `section taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 3 is a cross-section taken substantially on the line 3 3 oi Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view oi the valve member disassembled from the valve casing.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawing, the construction is shown as including a substantially cylindrical valve easing 1 having a series of hollow bosses 2, 3, 4 and 5 integrally formed therewith and constituting at their inner ends ports that communicate with the Valve chamber 6. These bosses may be internally threaded or otherwise constructed for connecting with conduits leading to or from the valve. The number ci communications with the valve chamber may be varied according to the service to be performed by the valve, and it is not material to the invention as to the number or disposition of the inlets or outlets to the valve chamber.

The ends of the valve casing l are internally threaded at 7 to receive in threaded engagement the inner ends 8 of head members for the valve casing, said head members being kprovided with iianges 9 fitting over the outer edges of the valve casing and a polygonal portion 10101` engagement with a suitable tool for tightening and releasing the heads from the casing.

Each of the heads 10 is provided with an laxial 150 cylindrical opening 11 the outer ends oi which enlarged to provide packing glands 12.- A shaft 13 extends through the openings in the heads and across the valve chamber 6 and is sealed in respect of the heads by a packing le seated in the packing glands 12 and heldin position by packing nuts'15. The shaft maybe turned to impart either an oscillating or a rotary motion theretoy by any suitable means, depending upon the yparticular service for which the valve may be used. For example, where used as a stationary valve to control the iiow of liquids, the shaft may be provided with a handle for manual manipulation; or, where the valve is used for the inlet and exhaust of gases, for example, in internal combustion engines, the shaft 13 may be .driven to impart a rotary motion thereto by any suitable driving mechanism. y

The valve membern which is shown in detail in Figi 1 comprises a central hub `16 having a 80 bore 17 through the axis thereof oblong incrosssection. Extendinglfrom the hub on one side of the axis thereof is asemi-cylindrical bodyv 18 designed to t closely into the-valve chamber 6. On the opposite side of the valve member isja spring-frame comprising semicylindrical resilient arms 19 connected at their ends by plates 20. The frame is preferably oistrong spring steel and is assembled with the valve member by inu setting the edges oi the piates 20 in grooves 21 90 formed in the at face or" the member 13. The hub 16 is provided with spaced `openings 22 through the wall thereof, and the inner face of of the hub diametrically opposite the openings l 22 is provided with recesses-23 that extend from 95 the bore 17 into the valvebody.

The valve body is mounted on the shaft 13 within the chamber 6 and is free to move diametrically of the shaft in the direction of the elongation of the` bore 17. TheY shaft has'100 threaded openings therethrough in alinement` with the openings 22 and the recesses 23, and cross members including an intermediate. threaded section 24, a reduced cylindrical secy tion 25 at its inner end and a head 26 at its 105 outer end serve to connect the valve body with he shaft. These screw members are threaded into the threaded openings in the shaft, the inner ends projecting into the recesses and the Y' outer ends extending beyond the hub. A strong expansion spring 2'7 is assembled with each screw member intermediate the head and the face of the hub, the spring serving to move the semicylindrical portion of the valve body closely against its seat in the chamber 6. These springs also serve to prevent loosening of the screws during the operation of the valve. The resilient frame is pressed fitted into the chamber and tends to increase the resilient pressure of the valve body to its seat, as well as serving as a guide for the valve body, holding it evenly to its seat as the valve body is turned.

As a matter of convenience of assembly, the heads of the screw members are preferably located within the area below the outlet or inlet openings from the chamber 6, so that a tool may be inserted through the openings under which the heads of the screw members are positioned for adjusting the screw members in the assembly of the valve structure.

I am aware that the invention may be modied in certain particulars without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. I do not limit myself, therefore, to the exact construction shown and described, but what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent isz- 1. In a Valve, the combination of a valve casing having a cylindrical valve chamber therein, a plurality of passages communicating with said valve chamber arranged in spaced radial positions with respect to said chamber, a-valve body seated within the chamber having a semi-cylindrical body fitting against the wall of said chamber and said valve body being provided with an elongated opening therein, a shaft extending through the opening in said valve body and extending exteriorly of the valve casing, screws threaded through the shaft and slidably connected with the Valve body, and resilient means in connection with said screws tending to move the valve body against the wall of the valve chamber. v t

2. In a valve, the combination of a valve casing having a cylindrical valve chamber therein, a plurality of passages communicating with said valve chamber arranged in spaced radial positions with respect to said chamber, a valve body Seated within the chamber having a semi-cylindrical body fitting against the wall of said chamber and said valve body being provided with an elongated opening therein, a shaft extending through the opening in said valve body and eX- tending exteriorly of the valve casing, screws threaded through the shaft and slidably connected with the valve body, and expansion springs in connection with said screws adapted to press the valve body inwardly against the wall of the valve chamber.

3. In a Valve, the combination of a valve casing having a cylindrical valve chamber therein, a plurality of passages communicating with said valve chamber arranged in spaced radial positions with respect to said chamber, a valve body seated within the chamber having a semi-cylindrical body tting against the wall or said chamber and said valve body being provided with an elongated opening therein, a shaft extending through the opening in said valve body and eX- tending exteriorly of the valve casing, screws threaded through the shaft and slidably connected with the valve body, and a resilient frame connected with said valve body and extending against the Wall of the valve chamber on the side opposite to the bearing face of said valve body, said frame tending to press the valve body against the wall of thev valve chamber and to constitute a guide for the valve body in its turning movement.

4. In a Valve, the combination of a valve casing having a cylindrical valve chamber therein, a plurality of passages communicating with said valve chamber arranged in spaced radial position with respect to said chamber, a valve body seated within the chamber having a semi-cylindrical body fitting against the wall of said chamber and said valve body being provided with an elongated opening therein, a shaft extending through the opening in said Valve body and extending exteriorly of the valve casing, screws threaded through the shaft and slidably connected with the valve body, expansion springs in connection with said screws adapted toY press the valve body inwardly against the wall of the valve chamber, and a resilient frame connected with said valve body and extending against the wall of the valve chamber on the side opposite to the bearing face of said valve body, said frame tending to press the valve body against the wall of the valve chamber and to constitute a guide for the valve body in its turning movement.

WARNER STONE HILKEY. 

